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THE FIRST BOOK OF MOSES CALLED<br/>
<span class=large>GENESIS</span>
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CHAPTER 20
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Abimelech desires Sarah, who is preserved by the Lord—Abraham prays for Abimelech, and the Lord blesses him and his household.
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And</span> Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/20/1a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 16: 7 (7, 14).">Shur</a>, and sojourned in <sup>b</sup><a href="gen/20/1b" mark="b" type="A" title="Gen. 10: 19; Gen. 26: 6.">Gerar</a>.
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And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She <i>is</i> my sister: and <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/20/2a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 21: 22; Gen. 26: 1.">Abimelech</a> king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
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But <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/20/3a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ps. 105: 14.">God</a> came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou <i>art but</i> a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she <i>is</i> a man’s wife.
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But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/20/4a" mark="a" type="E" title="OR an innocent nation; Gen. 18: 23.">a</a> righteous nation?
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Said he not unto me, She <i>is</i> my <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/20/5a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 12: 13 (9-20); Gen. 26: 7 (6-11).">sister</a>?  and she, even she herself said, He <i>is</i> my <sup>b</sup><a href="gen/20/5b" mark="b" type="A" title="Gen. 20: 16.">brother</a>: in the <sup>c</sup><a href="gen/20/5c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Integrity; TG Sincerity.">integrity</a> of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.
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And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
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Now therefore restore the man <i>his</i> wife; for he <i>is</i> a prophet, and he shall <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/20/7a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Sam. 7: 5; Job 42: 8; 2 Ne. 33: 3; Enos 1: 11 (11-12); W of M 1: 8; Moro. 9: 22.">pray</a> for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore <i>her</i> not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that <i>are</i> thine.
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Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.
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Then <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/20/9a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 26: 10.">Abimelech</a> called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou <sup>b</sup><a href="gen/20/9b" mark="b" type="A" title="Gen. 12: 18 (14-20).">done</a> unto us?  and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin?  thou hast <sup>c</sup><a href="gen/20/9c" mark="c" type="A" title="Gen. 26: 10.">done</a> deeds unto me that ought not to be done.
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And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?
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And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/20/11a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Reverence.">fear</a> of God <i>is</i> not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.
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And yet indeed <i>she is</i> my <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/20/12a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 12: 19 (9-20); Abr. 2: 2, 25 (22-25).">sister</a>; she <i>is</i> the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
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And it came to pass, when God caused me to <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/20/13a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 12: 1; Abr. 2: 3.">wander</a> from my father’s house, that I said unto her, This <i>is</i> thy <sup>b</sup><a href="gen/20/13b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Kindness.">kindness</a> which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He <i>is</i> my brother.
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And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave <i>them</i> unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.
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And Abimelech said, Behold, my <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/20/15a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 34: 10.">land</a> <i>is</i> before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.
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And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/20/16a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 20: 5.">brother</a> a thousand <i>pieces</i> of silver: behold, he <i>is</i> to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that <i>are</i> with thee, and with all <i>other:</i> thus she was reproved.
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&#182; So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare <i>children.</i>
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For the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> had fast <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/20/18a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 12: 17.">closed</a> up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.
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